· March, 2007

Stories about Japan from March, 2007

China and Japan: Chinese acting Japanese

In a newly released film, Hannibal Rising, Chinese actress Gong Li has taken up a Japanese character. There are some discussions on: Why does Hollywood turn to Chinese actors when...

5 March 2007

Japan: tattoo

Ampotant blogs the cultural meaning of tattoo by looking into the Japan history.

2 March 2007

Japan: Kappa sketches

Edo from Pink Tentacle blogs some sketches from Edo period (1603 to 1867) of Kappa, Japan’s most well-known creature of legend, which are notorious for luring people — particularly children...

2 March 2007

Japan: Thumb tribe

Neomarxisme has a great article discussing the second digital divide in Japan. The 20 years old generation is shifting from computer to mobile phone. A new generation of thumb tribe...

1 March 2007